Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

YFO Reloads Toyo Construction Takeover Proposal at ¥1255/Share

Toyo Construction (1890) Plans Governance Review, Promises Neutrality on a YFO TOB Proposal Decision

Toyo Construction AGM : YFO Wins on Dramatic Foreign Shareholder Discontent

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>In September, YFO (Yamauchi Family Office) upped its Tender Offer proposal to ¥1,255/share. YFO presented. The Toyo Special Committee met, interviewed, examined, deliberated, then last week rejected YFO's proposal. </li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.toyo-const.co.jp/en/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231215E.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejection</a> was a three-parter. First, they rejected YFO for not bringing management/ownership experience. Second, they said the proposal didn't add enough value. Third, the price was too low.</li>
<li>There were no metrics against which to measure anything. And now Toyo has apparently decided to withdraw its Tender Offer Proposal.</li>
</ul>


In September, YFO (Yamauchi Family Office) upped its Tender Offer proposal to ¥1,255/share. YFO presented. The Toyo Special Committee met, interviewed, examined, deliberated, then last week rejected YFO's proposal. 
The rejection was a three-parter. First, they rejected YFO for not bringing management/ownership experience. Second, they said the proposal didn't add enough value. Third, the price was too low.
There were no metrics against which to measure anything. And now Toyo has apparently decided to withdraw its Tender Offer Proposal.


Toyo Construction (1890) - Everyone Hits Pause